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Post by sparks on Mar 20, 2022 10:52:57 GMT
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Post by sparks on Oct 30, 2022 9:07:20 GMT
Was it a mistake letting him go?
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Post by The General on Oct 30, 2022 9:55:25 GMT
No he needed to progress his career
And none of our managers fancied him
Pleased hes doing very well
Some players just do not fit
Bit like Shopido
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Post by The General on Oct 30, 2022 9:57:39 GMT
Jesus looking at those goals he looks
World class now Doh wot a fuck up
Take a look cross between willock and chair
Has def got great ability thst kid no doubt
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Post by Ginger Ninja on Oct 30, 2022 10:25:25 GMT
No. Found his level.
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Post by Stanley75 on Oct 30, 2022 10:42:57 GMT
Two divisions below us - but top scorer in the division and riding high in 1st place.
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Post by sparks on Oct 30, 2022 10:45:09 GMT
Keeping Kelman out the Leyton Orient team too.
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Post by Stanley75 on Oct 30, 2022 10:53:34 GMT
I always liked him (a striker in the Tony Cottee mould). It could be argued he never got a proper run of games, albeit with successive managers.
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Post by Corbray on Oct 30, 2022 12:43:46 GMT
no, found his level. might be good enough for league 1 but lets remember that he's 25 years old and has scored 7 in 15. a good tally yes but hardly one that will have championship clubs taking notice of him.
if he does make it back to the championship then good for him but i won't view it as we've missed out.
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Post by West Acton on Oct 30, 2022 13:55:58 GMT
Was it a mistake letting him go? no not even close to being good enough if we want to do anything. |
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Post by Tarbie on Oct 30, 2022 17:19:35 GMT
Fair play to him, always had something about him and always put a shift in. This is how it works though isn't it? Players sometimes need to drop a division or 2 to get a run out games and find some form.
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Post by The General on Oct 30, 2022 17:29:16 GMT
Working for Harry Kane didn’t it mate 4-5 loans
Then best English no 9 not bad
Was coming to Rangers at one point I think
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Post by itsonlyagame on Oct 30, 2022 19:07:46 GMT
You can’t put a price on confidence. Some of the twats on Twitter would do well to remember that when they cunt off a player who’s not cutting it at a particular point in their career.
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Post by jfrabbit on Oct 31, 2022 7:32:56 GMT
Found his level. Good luck to the lad. Scoring some lovely goals.
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Post by jfrabbit on Oct 31, 2022 7:34:32 GMT
Working for Harry Kane didn’t it mate 4-5 loans Then best English no 9 not bad Was coming to Rangers at one point I thinkYep and I distinctly remember the sighs groans and moaning at the mention of 'another Tottenham reject'  |
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Post by sparks on Oct 31, 2022 9:36:45 GMT
Was it a mistake letting him go? no not even close to being good enough if we want to do anything. Then why has Dykes played very close to 100 games for us, I would suggest it’s only because we paid £1.9m for him and next to nothing for Smyth. |
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Post by Tarbie on Oct 31, 2022 10:11:16 GMT
Are you genuinely suggesting Smyth is as good as Dykes Sparks?
I know Lyndon has been pony for long spells of his time here, but he's far more equipped for the Championship than Smyth was at his time with the club. The guy was so lightweight he looked like a gust of wind could have knocked him over.
I'm glad for Smyth, but let's not kid ourselves that he was good enough.
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Post by West Acton on Oct 31, 2022 10:13:50 GMT
no not even close to being good enough if we want to do anything. Then why has Dykes played very close to 100 games for us, I would suggest it’s only because we paid £1.9m for him and next to nothing for Smyth. I would say he’s not good enough either. Not sure what your point is |
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Post by sparks on Oct 31, 2022 10:35:56 GMT
Are you genuinely suggesting Smyth is as good as Dykes Sparks? I know Lyndon has been pony for long spells of his time here, but he's far more equipped for the Championship than Smyth was at his time with the club. The guy was so lightweight he looked like a gust of wind could have knocked him over. I'm glad for Smyth, but let's not kid ourselves that he was good enough. I would take Smyth every day over Dykes in our current formation I’m sick to the back teeth of hearing he works defenders 🙄 and helps with defending set pieces, he’s the weakest link in this team right now. |
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Post by jfrabbit on Oct 31, 2022 10:36:56 GMT
Are you genuinely suggesting Smyth is as good as Dykes Sparks? I know Lyndon has been pony for long spells of his time here, but he's far more equipped for the Championship than Smyth was at his time with the club. The guy was so lightweight he looked like a gust of wind could have knocked him over. I'm glad for Smyth, but let's not kid ourselves that he was good enough. I would take Smyth every day over Dykes in our current formation I’m sick to the back teeth of hearing he works defenders 🙄 and helps with defending set pieces, he’s the weakest link in this team right now. It's a mad one because I don't think he's up to this level and is super lightweight but Dykes is so shit I'd probably do the same |
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Post by The General on Oct 31, 2022 10:53:22 GMT
He was never given a chance was he really
Sado Mane was also told he was too lightweight
Look how he did tbf
Better than Shopido no ?
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Post by sparks on Oct 31, 2022 10:59:20 GMT
Then why has Dykes played very close to 100 games for us, I would suggest it’s only because we paid £1.9m for him and next to nothing for Smyth. I would say he’s not good enough either. Not sure what your point is My point is he was never given a fair opportunity here unlike some players who big money was spent on. |
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Post by West Acton on Oct 31, 2022 11:06:17 GMT
He was not good enough and there were other options
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Post by The General on Oct 31, 2022 11:07:14 GMT
I would say he’s not good enough either. Not sure what your point is My point is he was never given a fair opportunity here unlike some players who big money was spent on. Agree with this point Sparks He was never given a proper chance Dykes still getting the chance after 2 yrs |
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Post by Corbray on Oct 31, 2022 11:39:03 GMT
he was given chances elsewhere though, he spent a good 2-3 years out on loan and in 69 games scored 9 goals. not exactly tearing the place up at a much lower standard.
i liked smyth, he was pacey and worked hard but lets not pretend he's some missed gem.
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Post by Stanley75 on Oct 31, 2022 12:20:19 GMT
Smyth or Dykes? Hmmm tough one...
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Post by The General on Oct 31, 2022 12:46:27 GMT
Smyth or Dykes? Hmmm tough one... Both not good enough for QPR thats the real answer |
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Post by Tarbie on Oct 31, 2022 13:12:39 GMT
Ok, let's take opinion out of this discussion and look at raw facts.
Lyndon Dykes has made 93 QPR appearances scoring 27 goals.
Paul Smyth made 23 QPR appearances and scored 2 goals. Even since dropping down 2 divisions to get a game, Smyth has only scored 10 in 43 appearances.
Regardless of what you think of Dykes, he has proven to be far more effective than Smyth at putting the ball in the net!
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Post by Timmy Doc on Oct 31, 2022 13:42:34 GMT
I was never given any proper chance. Hundreds of thousands weren't. That's the name of the game. If you give all your youth and squad players a proper chance you will never play your best 11.
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Post by spongeparr on Oct 31, 2022 14:06:54 GMT
He was given chances on loan, reserves and in training with multiple managers, who deemed him not good enough.
Doing well, and good luck to him but that doesn't mean he's going to do well if he were here now. Washington looked good in leaguyes below. We have another player in Kelman who I would rather give time to.
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